diff --git a/control/server.py b/control/server.py
index e497f11c..9d377588 100644
--- a/control/server.py
+++ b/control/server.py
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ def __init__(self, config):
             self.name = socket.gethostname()
         self.logger.info(f"Starting gateway {self.name}")
 
+
     def __enter__(self):
         return self
 
@@ -225,8 +226,9 @@ def _stop_spdk(self):
             self.logger.error(f"SPDK({self.name}) pid {self.spdk_process.pid} "
                               f"already terminated, exit code: {return_code}")
         else:
-            self.logger.info(f"Terminating SPDK({self.name}) pid {self.spdk_process.pid}...")
-            self.spdk_process.terminate()
+            self.logger.info(f"Aborting SPDK({self.name}) pid {self.spdk_process.pid}...")
+            self.spdk_process.send_signal(signal.SIGABRT)
+
         try:
             timeout = self.config.getfloat("spdk", "timeout")
             self.spdk_process.communicate(timeout=timeout)